Locals from Pinares gather before Cahabon's community consultation on extractive projects. In Cahabon, the Oxec hydro-electric projects have begun construction without a proper consultation, an issue that has caused severe divisions among the local population. Out of a population of 70,000 in Cahabon, 26,526 voted against the extractive projects while 11 voted in favor. The consultation was not sanctioned by official authorities. Since 2005, over 90 consultation processes have been carried out in indigenous territories in Guatemalan. These are considered a preventive measure in the struggle to protect indigenous territories and their cultures from unwanted industrial projects. Pinares, Cahabon, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. August 27, 2017.